Partial federal government shutdown
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
Vitamin D screening and testing
Vitamin D is a nutrient critical to human health. Vitamin D levels are influenced by diet, exposure to sunlight (ultraviolet radiation) and some disease processes. Testing for vitamin D requires a blood draw and laboratory assessment of levels.
Status: Decision completed
Why is vitamin D screening and testing being reviewed?
There are questions about the accuracy and usefulness of tests for Vitamin D levels, especially in healthy subjects. Assessing vitamin D levels may be useful to influence diagnostic or treatment decisions in some circumstances, though the usefulness of testing is uncertain in others.
Primary criteria ranking
- Safety = Low
- Efficacy = High
- Cost = High
Documentation
| Type | Materials |
|---|---|
| Assessment (2012) |
Assessment timeline
- Draft key questions published: April 27, 2012
- Public comment period: April 27 to May 14, 2012
- Draft report published: August 31, 2012
- Public comment period: August 31 to October 1, 2012
- Final report published: October 8, 2012
- HTCC public meeting: November 16, 2012